tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90146513436778216182017-07-29T11:03:01.680+01:00Charlottes-NailsA blog about my journey with nail polish, nail art and all things in between.Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-42330605399739206912014-04-26T17:21:00.003+01:002014-04-26T17:21:46.056+01:00SELLING ALL MY NAIL POLISH!<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've decided that I no longer have the time for nail polish and nail art anymore so I'm going to sell all my nail art tools and polish. I have a stash list at the top of my page that you can see all my polish, I will update it today as it doesn't have everything I own on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also have stamping plates, nail art pens, brushes, glitter ect.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are interested in any of the polishes or tools then please email me at chaelottes-nails@live.co.uk and we can negotiate a price.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Charlotte</div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-50144678343550759852013-10-17T16:52:00.001+01:002013-10-17T16:52:36.396+01:00Elegant Touch Polished Nude ReviewHello everyone!<div>It's been a long time since I posted anything on the blog but just recently I decided I should spend time getting back into blogging!&nbsp;</div><div>So for my return I'm going to review a product that I recently received.</div><div>The product in question is Elegant Touchs Polished range of nails in nude 319.&nbsp;</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gV6sM_NUGdM/UmAAtCZg6jI/AAAAAAAABnE/c6eyx08Yz60/s640/blogger-image-846569132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gV6sM_NUGdM/UmAAtCZg6jI/AAAAAAAABnE/c6eyx08Yz60/s640/blogger-image-846569132.jpg"></a></div>The packaging is simple and allows you to view the shade and length of the nails before purchasing.</div><div>Upon opening the box, you see all of the things that Elegant Touch include.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pJj-OHCWMJM/UmAArqNsGLI/AAAAAAAABm8/97uyO2pQjfk/s640/blogger-image-2100641543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pJj-OHCWMJM/UmAArqNsGLI/AAAAAAAABm8/97uyO2pQjfk/s640/blogger-image-2100641543.jpg"></a></div>Within each box you get 24 nails in varying sizes, a mini nail file, the adhesive tabs and an instruction leaflet. The instructions are very easy to follow and the whole application process, from choosing the nails to finish took me around 15 minutes.</div><div>The good points about these nails are that they have uv technology so the nails don't scratch or chip and they're very shiny and pretty. The nails claim to last for 7 days, so I'll write a separate post in a week to let you all know how they hold up.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3VLMMu3Ds2A/UmAAuWLLPrI/AAAAAAAABnM/XKtqsy_FvgA/s640/blogger-image-1001558048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3VLMMu3Ds2A/UmAAuWLLPrI/AAAAAAAABnM/XKtqsy_FvgA/s640/blogger-image-1001558048.jpg"></a></div>Overall, I'm very impressed with this product and will use these nails again in the future. They have a wide range of products and with how quick and easy the application process is I can't find one thing wrong with this product.</div><div><br></div><div>Have you tried any of the Elegant Touch range if nails? If so leave me a comment :)</div><div><br></div><div>Charlotte &lt;3</div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-89283390491309678552013-06-29T17:06:00.001+01:002013-06-29T17:06:30.614+01:00<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3333409/?claim=n272gbfqd3s">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-2913470665982729062013-06-26T17:25:00.004+01:002013-06-26T17:25:55.366+01:00International Nail League - Week 1<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Todays post is the start of a new feature on my blog - International Nail Friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This feature will showcase a host of nail bloggers and let you get to know them all a little bit better, and also give you a chance to follow some 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style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> - </span><a href="http://cajkinekandze.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://cajkinekandze.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><b><span style="color: black;">Facebook Link -</span></b>https://www.facebook.com/CajkineKandzeISveNjihoveBoje</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">What country are you from? - </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Serbia</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Background<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>information about yourself - </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">I’m what in my country is known as an eternal student. I study Turkish language and literature. When I’m not blogging or studying I make beadwoven jewellery and collect rocks and minerals. My favourite labradorite can be seen in several photos on my blog.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">What got you interested in nails/nail art?</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> I used to bite my nails till I was 10-11 years old and I actually stopped biting them in order to have something I could paint. Some years ago I completely neglected my nails and got back in the nail polish game after I discovered a nail polish lovers’ community at the first and largest Serbian forum for women. The members’ photos and discussions motivated me to start caring about my nails again.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Why did you decide to start a nail blog?</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> At first I wanted to keep a record of my experiences with the polishes I tried because I tend to forget why I liked/disliked something and afterwards I realized I could&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">actually help people with my pics and reviews and that I can showcase local brands to international audience.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-joXvU1Aqa7o/UcsVxfdO35I/AAAAAAAABmk/LU8cgbhpJbI/s1600/Splatter+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-joXvU1Aqa7o/UcsVxfdO35I/AAAAAAAABmk/LU8cgbhpJbI/s320/Splatter+2.jpg" width="269" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Favourite nail post of</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yours</b> It is hard for me to pick one now that I have written nearly 300 posts. My first splatter mani is among my favourite posts because I don’t do nail art, but something as messy as splatter appeals to me, I liked the finished look and I didn’t make as big a mess as I thought I’d make. The polishes I used are Don Juan 101 for base and Golden Rose 262 and Golden Rose 287 for splatter. I used regular drinking straw to make the pattern all over my nails (and hands). Applying hand cream made cleanup easier.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cajkinekandze.blogspot.com/2013/03/splatter.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://cajkinekandze.blogspot.com/2013/03/splatter.html</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vso9bo8KLCY/UcsVqa4j7DI/AAAAAAAABmc/yzW2mwdcME0/s1600/Splatter+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vso9bo8KLCY/UcsVqa4j7DI/AAAAAAAABmc/yzW2mwdcME0/s320/Splatter+4.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">What is your favourite nail polish? </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">It’s a tie between Color Club Revvvolution and Rimmel Lycra Pro Fierce Cherry.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">What is your favourite nail art technique and why?</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> I don’t know if gradient counts, but gradient. I dread nail art because I’m not talented for it and I don’t have much patience. Gradient is simple and fast and it’s hard to mess up so it is perfect for me.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Does anyone else in your life share your passion for nails?</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">One of my best friends caught the bug from me and she is turning into a real aficionado, and my best guy friend (straight, I have to add) actually asked me to do nail art on his nails on several occasions and he wore it proudly every time.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">What are some of your favourite nail blogs? </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">I prefer Serbian blogs because we mostly write about locally available polishes. Some of my favourite Serbian blogs are: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oinkifyouloveopi.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://oinkifyouloveopi.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://shineeyeshinynails.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://shineeyeshinynails.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hermetic-blog.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://hermetic-blog.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beautyblogbyivana.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://beautyblogbyivana.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://marrysraveland.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://marrysraveland.blogspot.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">And some of my generally favourite nail blogs are:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scrangie.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://www.scrangie.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.parokeets.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://www.parokeets.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.spektorsnails.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://www.spektorsnails.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gnarlygnails.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://www.gnarlygnails.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nihrida.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">http://www.nihrida.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Do you take part in any nail art challenges or competitions etc?</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">I haven’t taken part in any challenges yet, mostly because I don’t have time, but there were some I’d like to have taken part in. I have successfully taken part in two local nail art contests.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">What are your favourite brands of nail polish to use?</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">One Coat line of polishes by local brand Don Juan, Flormar polishes, China Glaze and OPI.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">In your nail polish collection what shades do you have the most of?</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Red, with purple as a close second.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">How many bottles of nail polish do you own? </span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">At the moment 206.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Anything else you would like to add…</span></b><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> I’m looking forward to discovering any new nail polish related blog, nail polish brand, tip, technique... I’ll try everything, although I maybe won’t write about it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">That's all for this post guys!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">But keep an eye out for another post in a few days time!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Thanks for reading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-83115516926820379122013-06-18T22:25:00.002+01:002013-06-18T22:25:42.834+01:00I'm Back!Hey everyone!<br /><br />Guess who's back to blogging! That's right, me!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KqEz3S3LKYk/UcDQERxXHOI/AAAAAAAABlU/2VhMUaC6yMk/s1600/532550_10151559845828096_1319274340_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KqEz3S3LKYk/UcDQERxXHOI/AAAAAAAABlU/2VhMUaC6yMk/s320/532550_10151559845828096_1319274340_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I have a lot of really exciting stuff coming up for you guys to read soon so keep an eye out for a lot of new posts from me.<br />So, I know it's been a long time since I posted and I just wanted to fill you guys in on why I took a break from blogging. I've just finished my second year at University and let me tell you it has been crazy! I found I was struggling to keep up with my uni work and this blog so blogging had to take a back seat but now I'm back!<br /><br />This first post is about something that I've wanted to set up for a while actually and I think that now would be a good time, to help me ease back into blogging. So this new adventure is <b>for anyone who has a nail blog of their own! Basically it's a questionnaire all about you, your blog, what nail trends you like etc... It's so that all of my readers can learn about new nail blogs, new nail techniques and just generally get to know some new people from the nail blogging community. If this is something that you'd be interested in participating in then please send me an email at: charlottes-nails@live.co.uk and I'll send you the form our straight away.&nbsp; </b><br /><b><br /></b><b>I'm also looking into setting up a new nail challenge soon as well so if that's something that anyone would be interested in helping me run then please send me an email at the above address :)</b><br /><br />To conclude, I've really missed blogging and I'm really glad to be getting back into it. So keep your eyes peeled for lots of new and exciting things coming up over the next few weeks such as reviews, giveaways and much more!<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-15610915450832564352013-01-28T19:48:00.003+00:002013-01-28T19:48:38.812+00:00An apology<div style="text-align: center;">Hey everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry I've not posted for a long while! My uni work is currently crazy and I really need to concentrate on that. I'm going to start trying to get more posts up by scheduling them in advance but I'm really sorry if I don't post as often. My uni work is really important to me and will obviously always come before this blog but I have really missed posting. Hopefully that will change soon! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Other than that I want to apologize because I've had some major problems with my giveaway. I haven't drawn a winner yet as I'm having some difficulties with the prizes. The rules on shipping nail polish have changed recently and A-England have decided that for now they will only be shipping within the UK. I feel that this isn't fair on all of my followers if I only offer it my UK followers so I'm looking into a different prize and will post here when I have decided so please keep an eye out for that. If you ahev an idea that you think would work for a prize then please leave a comment below, I love reading all of your feedback :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-58786132653530022762012-11-26T21:30:00.001+00:002012-11-26T21:30:50.670+00:00Winter and Christmas Nail Art!<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Because I've been so busy at uni recently I've deiced I'm going to start practicing some nail art on nail wheels to show you all. Hopefully this will make it easier for me to post more regularly until all my deadlines are out of the way. I've recently become really uninspired and not really wanted to do much nail art but over the weekend I thought of some really cute ideas, so here they are....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5E36GaYCLq8/ULPcmQ2AzEI/AAAAAAAABgk/LEOoDC2N5h8/s1600/P1050704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5E36GaYCLq8/ULPcmQ2AzEI/AAAAAAAABgk/LEOoDC2N5h8/s640/P1050704.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So these are my Christmas/Winter inspired nails. From left to right - Snowflakes! A ginger bread man. A Christmas wreath with berries. A festive Christmas tree an of course a beautifully wrapped present complete with tag! I have many more ideas to finish this wheel off and will keep posting my ideas as and when I complete each set :)&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, let's take a closer look at this nail art!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n8oB4hAkWtI/ULPc2ARaqhI/AAAAAAAABgs/-J5LOOYRuZQ/s1600/snow+and+gingerbread+man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n8oB4hAkWtI/ULPc2ARaqhI/AAAAAAAABgs/-J5LOOYRuZQ/s320/snow+and+gingerbread+man.jpg" width="314" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Snowflake Nails:</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;">So first up we have the snowflake nail art! I used two coats of OPI What's With The Cattitude? for the base colour. This blue is absolutely perfect for this kind of nail art, it's a beautiful wintery blue. I then added one coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust on top but you can't see it on the picture! :( I then used a small nail art brush and Barry M White to draw the snowflake in the top corner of the nail. I then added different sized dots of Barielle Platinum ring with dotting tools.</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ginger Bread Man Nails:</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;">For the ginger bread man I used three coats of China Glaze I Herd That for the base, as the colours in the glitter really reminded me of gingerbread and just Christmas in general! I then used Sally Hansen Iced coffee to create the gingerbread mans body with a small nail art brush. Then using a small dotting tool, I added Barry M White and Essie Tour De Finance to create the eyes, smile and buttons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l6HSgepqmZ8/ULPd0dw1ZSI/AAAAAAAABg0/PoLC6gYiO6E/s1600/wreath+tree+and+present.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l6HSgepqmZ8/ULPd0dw1ZSI/AAAAAAAABg0/PoLC6gYiO6E/s320/wreath+tree+and+present.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry about the blurry picture! My camera really doesn't want to co-operate with the crappy weather we're having in England at the minute! :(&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wreath Nails:&nbsp;</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;">For the wreath nails I used two coats of H&amp;M Berry Love as the base as red always reminds me of Christmas time as well. I then used OPI Don't Mess With OPI and Sally Hansen Going Green to create the leaves of the wreath with a small nail art brush. I then added a small circle to the middle with China Glaze Mahogany Magic and the berries with a small dotting tool using Barry M raspberry.</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Christmas Tree Nails:</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Christmas Tree nail art was created by using two coast of Barry M White for the base and one coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust over the top to give the illusion of glittering snow in the background. I then used OPI Don't mess with OPI and a small nail art brush to create the shape of the tree. I then added two coats of Barry M Amythest Glitter on to the top of the tree as it reminded me of twinkling Christmas lights :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Christmas Present Nails:</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Christmas present was probably the easiest of the lot to create.. I used two coats of OPI Pink Friday for the base and free handed the ribbon on with Barielle Platinum Ring and the normal polish brush. I then used a small nail art brush to create the tag with Barry M White.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed my latest nail art and I hope you all don't mind I'm using my nail wheels for the next two weeks or so until my assignments are over.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please feel free to leave me comments below, I love hearing your opinions :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-55095455721349424142012-11-21T19:29:00.003+00:002012-11-25T21:42:05.512+00:00Late Blogiversary Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the lack of posting yet again, we're getting close to deadline hand ins at uni so I've not got much time to post but as soon as my works out of the way, posting will return to normal!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, I completly missed the one year anniversary of my blog as I was so busy, it was on the 6th! :P But I have a special giveaway for you all to show how much I appreciate you all. I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd get any followers on this blog. I originally set it up to keep a record of the progress I made and to reflect on as time passed, but through this I have met some amazing people and took part in some amazing challenges. So please take part in this giveaway!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The prize will be two A-England polishes of your choice from any of the collections, and this giveaway is open internationally! :D<br /><br />Also, I know that the finish date is a long way away but I can't afford prizes till after Christmas :( Although, I will pick a few additional winners for some surprise gifts to make up for this fact! :D </div><br /><a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/8c4a805/" id="rc-8c4a805" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for entering :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fax3D7TIC4/T_W7ZjMfGeI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/bOUEUE89uas/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fax3D7TIC4/T_W7ZjMfGeI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/bOUEUE89uas/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><br /><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script><br /><br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com80tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-51520494393329960602012-11-09T18:45:00.000+00:002012-11-12T10:42:57.501+00:00Born Pretty Store Review Part 2<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have part 2 of my <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/">Born Pretty Store</a> review for you all. Again I was supplied with the polish in this post for my honest review.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The polish I chose can be found here - Item ID 3864 <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-fluorescent-neon-luminous-nail-polish-varnish-glow-dark-p-3864.html" target="_blank">http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-fluorescent-neon-luminous-nail-polish-varnish-glow-dark-p-3864.html</a>&nbsp; </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Onto the pictures...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U3Wz0i52wY8/UJ1NvAcsJJI/AAAAAAAABfU/A8hdRyYcBTo/s1600/P1040243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U3Wz0i52wY8/UJ1NvAcsJJI/AAAAAAAABfU/A8hdRyYcBTo/s640/P1040243.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;For these nails I used three coats of OPI Play The Peonies as the base colour, as the polish I'm reviewing is very sheer. I'd defintly class it as a glow in the dark topcoat. it's also tinted pink so gave the base colour more warmth which I really like. It also dried to a semi-matte finish which I loved! You can add a topcoat to create a glossier look if you'd prefer :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zNhMB0Xh37s/UJ1OQRZcMkI/AAAAAAAABfc/FbGs7Gchmt4/s1600/P1040245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zNhMB0Xh37s/UJ1OQRZcMkI/AAAAAAAABfc/FbGs7Gchmt4/s640/P1040245.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This polish again, has a number rather than a name. It would make life so much easier if it had a proper name but oh well :P I used three coats of this polish over Play The Peonies to create a nice pink colour. The polish applied really well and is a nice consistency to work with, the smell is rather weird though :P I then held my nails up to a light for about 30 seconds to "charge" the polish...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GYCJgPZtkAI/UJ1OsU3r1FI/AAAAAAAABfk/AkefDeU3rg8/s1600/P1040248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GYCJgPZtkAI/UJ1OsU3r1FI/AAAAAAAABfk/AkefDeU3rg8/s640/P1040248.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;This is the best picture I could could get of the polish glowing but it was much brighter in real life. I really love glow in the dark polishes and this one is no exception. There are many on the market so you can always find something that takes your fancy :)<br /><br />Also remember you can use the code "CLL91" to get 10% off your order at Born Pretty Store<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nB7nV3FMyRQ/UIArklc1-UI/AAAAAAAABWk/PSQi0dJMlNI/s1600/CLL91.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nB7nV3FMyRQ/UIArklc1-UI/AAAAAAAABWk/PSQi0dJMlNI/s320/CLL91.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14.0000pt; font-weight: bold;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7K1qiU-SHHM/T_rkUTpZ3EI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/DxxqCyRl1VM/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7K1qiU-SHHM/T_rkUTpZ3EI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/DxxqCyRl1VM/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-54045483888839828932012-11-07T20:07:00.002+00:002012-11-07T20:07:38.809+00:00Born Pretty Store Nail Polish Review Part 1<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have part one of a review of some Born pretty store products for you all. Before I start I must say that these products were provided to me by Born Pretty store for my honest opinion, and with that said on to the post! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first product I chose to review can be found here - http://www.bornprettystore.com/gold-color-glitter-nail-polish-nail-p-1313.html</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose this polish because I absolutely love all things glitter and it looks very beautiful and like a few indie polishes I've had my eye on recently, so here's some swatches...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhJZ-blulbc/UJq9VQVUW9I/AAAAAAAABeI/5MU3PFobvZc/s1600/P1040238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xhJZ-blulbc/UJq9VQVUW9I/AAAAAAAABeI/5MU3PFobvZc/s640/P1040238.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately this polish doesn't have a name, it is listed on Born Pretty Store as "Gold Color Glitter Nail Polish Nail Art -80" I wish it had a proper name as it really is beautiful. As you can see from the above picture this polish contains small gold glitters and larger turquoise, red/orange and gold glitters in a clear base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-95QQgt3FAOs/UJq-RemaRKI/AAAAAAAABeQ/hZv1mresJQw/s1600/P1040239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-95QQgt3FAOs/UJq-RemaRKI/AAAAAAAABeQ/hZv1mresJQw/s640/P1040239.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For these swatches I layered one thick coat of the polish over one layer of Revlon Lunar, to show all the colours of the glitters. I'm really glad I chose to layer this polish over black, it reminds me of Christmas tree lights and I honestly really love it! The application of this polish was also good, it was a great consistency to work with and one coat applied plenty of the glitter to my nail. I didn't need to dab glitter anywhere it applied very smoothly and evenly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FYvxN8t2Elc/UJq-4aUEyoI/AAAAAAAABec/JHdjhVg4SFY/s1600/P1040242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FYvxN8t2Elc/UJq-4aUEyoI/AAAAAAAABec/JHdjhVg4SFY/s640/P1040242.JPG" width="500" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would reccomend this polish to anyone who loves glitter, it is absolutely gorgeous and can be layered over ,many different colours to create different effects, or built up to be worn on its own.I can't wait to wear this polish again, it's perfect for Christmas but I can also see this looking nice over brighter colours when summer rolls around again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-76526504777213586362012-11-01T17:55:00.001+00:002012-11-01T17:59:33.765+00:00Fall Into Autumn Challenge - Autumn Leaves & Pumpkins<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry again for the lack of posting. My uni timetable is absolutly crazy at the minute and I feel so bad for not posting too often, I think I'll start scheduling some posts so that I actually get some posts up for you all :) Anyway, today I have two themes from the Fall Into Autumn Challenge to show off!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First up is Autumn Leaves, now this idea looked so much better in my head and it turned out absolutely awful. I'm actually quite embarrassed to show you all but maybe it'll help me learn :P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TillKnh9M7Y/UJK0SVbkNlI/AAAAAAAABcM/ye_3EkmNKEE/s1600/P1050633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TillKnh9M7Y/UJK0SVbkNlI/AAAAAAAABcM/ye_3EkmNKEE/s640/P1050633.JPG" width="586" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For these nails I knew I wouldn't be able to paint little tiny leaves on my nails so i thought I'd base my nail art around the colours of autumn leaves instead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NAgafYkkr1I/UJK0pT_ikFI/AAAAAAAABcU/8SqnxFhk6pE/s1600/P1050643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NAgafYkkr1I/UJK0pT_ikFI/AAAAAAAABcU/8SqnxFhk6pE/s640/P1050643.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From top to bottom I used - Three coats of Jesse's Girl Beauty Guru, Two Coats of China Glaze Riveting, Two coats of OPI Chopsticking To My Story &amp; Three coats of China Glaze Harvest Moon. I then dipped the tip of each nail into a pot of glitter from KKCentreHK.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next theme I have to show you all is Pumpkins. I had great fun creating this nail art. Here's how it turned out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DxGyEjzULUc/UJK2oBwrL7I/AAAAAAAABcc/_etJiXzgF1s/s1600/P1050646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DxGyEjzULUc/UJK2oBwrL7I/AAAAAAAABcc/_etJiXzgF1s/s640/P1050646.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;For these nails I used three coats of China Glaze Riveting for the base on all nails, I the used Revlon Lunar and a small nail art brush to create the faces and OPI Who The Shrek Are You? for the stalks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iUF0HphAbPo/UJK3JYaceMI/AAAAAAAABck/UpJRNIaCCrs/s1600/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iUF0HphAbPo/UJK3JYaceMI/AAAAAAAABck/UpJRNIaCCrs/s640/Untitled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really love how these came out. I knew when I saw pumpkins on the challenge list that I wanted to create them as tips and have some really cute little faces on them.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope everyone had a really nice Halloween yesterday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=198690&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><br /><br /><!-- end InLinkz script --><br /><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=200528&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><br /><br /><!-- end InLinkz script -->Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-4248890991819230782012-10-28T11:56:00.003+00:002012-10-28T11:56:44.364+00:00Best of British Roundup - 28/10/2012<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="British Nail Bloggers" height="265" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/251800_4363934142207_1621801442_n.jpg" title="British Nail Bloggers" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's time for another weekly roundup, take a look at what all these lovely ladies have been up to over the past week :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Emma's</b> Quest for the Holy Grail continues with some unusually successful watermarbling and other foes to face including <a href="http://emslittlecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-quest-for-holy-grail-part-5-double.html" target="_blank"> this triple colour striping mani</a> at <i>Emma's Little Corner </i><br /><br /><b>Claire</b> at <i>nuthin' but a nail thing</i> is getting Halloween started early with a <a href="http://nuthinbutanailthing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/halloween-nails-aroooooooooooo.html" target="_blank"> SPOOKY MANICURE!</a> Aroooooooooooooooo! <br /><br /><b>Jazz</b> at <i>Glitter Infatuation</i> has been having fun with the new W7 Glitters, Mosaic, Glitter Dazzle and<a href="http://glitterinfatuation.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Salt and Pepper!</a>Glitter is appropriate no matter what the occasion.<br /><br />Over at <i>Pie's Eyes</i> <b>Lyndsay </b>shows off her <a href="http://pieseyes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/bbc-good-food-show-manicure.html"> Good Food Show Theme Manicure </a> which she wore last weekend. <br /><br /><b>Jo</b> at <i>Northern Nails</i> is going to a <a href="http://northernnailsuk.blogspot.co.uk/"> Halloween party </a> tonight and will be wearing this mani! <br /><br />This week <i>The Teenage Shopaholic</i> has been... scaring herself silly! She was wearing <a href="http://http//ateenageshopaholic.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> China Glaze Midtown Magic </a> to a horror movie marathon sleepover! <br /><br /><b>Sam</b> at <i>Polished Art </i>is 'feeling the love tonight' with her <a href="http://polishedart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/31-day-challenge-day-23-inspired-by-film.html" target="_blank"> Lion King inspired manicure </a>for the 31 Day Challenge (yep, that's still going!). <br /><br /><b>Wendy</b> at <i>Wendy's Delights</i> shows us her <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/llama-nails-z-challenge-g-is-for-green.html" target="_blank"> Green Glitter Nails </a> for Llama Nails A-Z challenge<br /><br /><i>PishPosh and Polish's</i> <b>Kerrie</b> has been having fun with her new Brazilian polishes this week. Also she has been swatching <a href="http://pishposhandpolish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-halloween-challenge-freestyle.html" target="_blank"> Pretty and Polished Candy Corn </a> Is it orange? Is It Yellow? This mood changing polish is both!<br /><br /><b>Danielle </b>has had a busy week this week so drafted in some help from Rachel at Phoenix Nails who created an awesome <a href="http://naillovin.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/guest-post-from-phoenix-nails.html" target="_blank"> Halloween Mani for her Guest Post </a> at <i>Totally Nailed</i> <br /><br /><b>Enigmatic Rambles</b> has been getting her freehand on <a href="http://enigmatic-rambles.blogspot.com/2012/10/abc-nail-challenge-g-is-for-ghoulish.html" target="_blank"> this week with MEG and MOG</a> do you remember them?<br /><br /><b>Kerry </b>at <i>JustTalkNails</i> has done a manicure of <a href="http://justtalknails.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/ghoulish-ghosts-with-barry-m.html" target="_blank"> Ghoulish Ghosts </a> with a host of Barry M nail paints. <br /><br /><b>Laura</b> at <i>She Who Does Nails </i>had a go at <a href="http://www.shewhodoesnails.com/2012/10/scion-flight-insipred-manicure/">freehanding a pattern</a> she found on Pinterest this week.<br /><br /><b>Carlyn</b> has spent the week decorating so not many posts but friday she went nail polish crazy <a href="http://abeautyandpolishista.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/latest-polish-haul.html" target="_blank"> Nail Polish Haul</a> Going to have fun swatching all these <br /><br /><b>Vic's</b> been playing with some of the Orly Fired Up collection for Fall and creating some <a href="http://glowstars.net/lacquer-obsession/2012/10/autumn-jewels" target="_blank">Autumn Jewels</a>.<br /><br /><br /><b>Abi </b>at <i>Volatile Varnish</i> experiemented with <a href="http://volatilevarnish.blogspot.com/2012/10/silver-stamping-over-gosh-holographic.html" target="_blank">silver stamping over Gosh Holographic Hero </a> and got some really cool results. <br /> <br /><b>Rachel </b>at <i>Phoenix Nails </i>wore it pink for Breast Cancer Campaign's <a href="http://phoenixnails28.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/polish-us-pink_26.html" target="_blank">Wear it Pink Day with a</a> pretty Monarch Butterfly mani <br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-52592404913279855842012-10-25T17:52:00.000+01:002012-10-25T17:52:16.140+01:008 Spooky Nights Challenge - CandyHello everyone!<br />It's day three of the 8 Spooky Nights Challenge and the theme of todays post is candy! I really struggled with this theme as Halloween isn't very big in the UK so we don't get loads of cool sweets and stuff like the Americans do. However, I decided to base my nail art on what my family gives out to trick or treaters on Halloween...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SW3bhwUazE0/UIlsm0EXNKI/AAAAAAAABa8/g_WlLjv9GTs/s1600/P1050662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SW3bhwUazE0/UIlsm0EXNKI/AAAAAAAABa8/g_WlLjv9GTs/s640/P1050662.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>My family always gives out these amazing sweets, I never remember the name of them but they're little sweets and when you bite into them they ooze out juice and they're just amazing! So that's what my nail art is based on :P I was originally going to do candy corn as it's pretty recognisable to everyone but I thought it wouldn't be very creative for me.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nupwb61R6pM/UIltB_aJvWI/AAAAAAAABbE/6DCrzHtjNfI/s1600/P1050663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nupwb61R6pM/UIltB_aJvWI/AAAAAAAABbE/6DCrzHtjNfI/s640/P1050663.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For these nails I used three coats of a franken I made that is still unnamed. I then added a oozing tip of colour using OPI Pink Friday, OPI Rumples Wiggin', OPI Fly &amp; OPI Who The Shrek Are You? (L-R)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qr9lbqgdiaE/UIltbQSf0AI/AAAAAAAABbQ/4A_DC0tvXnI/s1600/P1050664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qr9lbqgdiaE/UIltbQSf0AI/AAAAAAAABbQ/4A_DC0tvXnI/s640/P1050664.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I apologise for the crappy pictures, my camera doesn't like me juts recently. I'm getting it sorted soon thouhg! :D I quite like these nails even though they're quite simple, I think they're good if you want some subtle nails with a small spalsh of colour to liven them up :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-6032597088176930902012-10-23T13:40:00.001+01:002012-10-23T13:40:15.535+01:008 Spooky Nights Challenge - Vampires<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have another post from the 8 spooky nights nail art challenge! Today's theme was vampires and I was so excited for this one. Originally I was going to do anti-vampire nail art with stakes and garlic and things that vampires don't like :P Then I changed my mind and decided to challenge myself, here's what I came up with...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AmWFpvQ7W0E/UIaOnEnUsqI/AAAAAAAABZ4/wHzquMKTETo/s1600/P1050654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AmWFpvQ7W0E/UIaOnEnUsqI/AAAAAAAABZ4/wHzquMKTETo/s640/P1050654.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For these nails I used two coats of Sally Hansen Iced Coffee for the base on all nails, I then used red, black and white acrylic paints to create the lips and teeth using a small nail art brush. These took me around an hour to create, I was getting so frustrated with the lips and teeth :P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fqkdE0yxvoE/UIaO6BYi9WI/AAAAAAAABaA/0DO17p21uUg/s1600/P1050655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fqkdE0yxvoE/UIaO6BYi9WI/AAAAAAAABaA/0DO17p21uUg/s640/P1050655.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whenever I think of vampires I always think of their teeth first so this is what I decided to base my nail art on. I honestly thought these would turn out terrible because there's so much detail in not much space. I'm actually really pleased with how they turned out though! :)&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you guys think? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0WbdM9AEvzU/UAWC7kaJwDI/AAAAAAAAA7M/aHuAQQjd4UY/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0WbdM9AEvzU/UAWC7kaJwDI/AAAAAAAAA7M/aHuAQQjd4UY/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heres the other ladies who are taking part:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://peacelovelacquer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Peace Love Lacquer </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://xonoelle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">XO, Noelle</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.collegepolished.com/" target="_blank">College Polished </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pishposhandpolish.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">PishPosh &amp; Polish</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nicolesmonthlybeauty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beauty Dish </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nailsbykatieee.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Nail By Katie</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jenerallyspeaking.com/" target="_blank">Jenerally Speaking&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.galacticlacquer.com/" target="_blank">Galactic Lacquer&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://treschicnails.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tres' Chic Nails&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://charlottes-nails.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Charlottes-nails&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.manicmanis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Manic Manis </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lilmoon24ny.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Life, Time and Lacquers of Lilmoon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://makeupandnailsnotwar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Makeup and Nails, Not War</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nottoopolished.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Not Too Polished</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mimimanicures.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mimi Manicures</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://seriouslyswatched.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Seriously Swatched</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jilltasticnaildesign.com/" target="_blank">Jilltastic Nail Designs </a></div><br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-7684735438897805942012-10-22T19:32:00.000+01:002012-10-22T19:32:30.566+01:008 Spooky Nights Challenge - Skulls<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I start another nail art challenge! It's called 8 spooky nights and it's based around Halloween, so obviously I had to join in as I love Halloween! :P Here's a list of all the themes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bKkl_yuwbgc/UIWOFnC-tmI/AAAAAAAABYo/dN89hgRZDx4/s1600/8SN+Blog+Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bKkl_yuwbgc/UIWOFnC-tmI/AAAAAAAABYo/dN89hgRZDx4/s400/8SN+Blog+Image.jpg" width="400" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So todays theme was skulls and as soon as I saw this, I thought of sugar skulls so that's what I went with. Here's how they turned out...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NA-0rSXLcZw/UIWPQCGVpdI/AAAAAAAABYw/MQuY_VHtEDA/s1600/P1050649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NA-0rSXLcZw/UIWPQCGVpdI/AAAAAAAABYw/MQuY_VHtEDA/s640/P1050649.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;For these nails I used two coats of Barry M White as a base on all of my nails. I then added dots in Revlon Lunar, OPI Pink Friday, Essie Tour Ded Finance using a variety of different sized dotting tools. I then used a small nail art brush dipped in acetone to create the hollowed cheeks at the sides of my nails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qBhZP7hInNk/UIWP6GJx3GI/AAAAAAAABY8/8BLQFSM5y4E/s1600/P1050652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qBhZP7hInNk/UIWP6GJx3GI/AAAAAAAABY8/8BLQFSM5y4E/s640/P1050652.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overall I'm quite pleased with these nails, I think they could have turned out a lot better but I'm still pleased with my first attempt at sugar skulls. I may attempt these again in a few days time so keep an eye out for that :P I apologise for this being quite a short post today but I think the pictures speak for themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a list of the other ladies taking part:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://peacelovelacquer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Peace Love Lacquer </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://xonoelle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">XO, Noelle</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.collegepolished.com/" target="_blank">College Polished </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pishposhandpolish.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">PishPosh &amp; Polish</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nicolesmonthlybeauty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Beauty Dish </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nailsbykatieee.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Nail By Katie</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jenerallyspeaking.com/" target="_blank">Jenerally Speaking&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.galacticlacquer.com/" target="_blank">Galactic Lacquer&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://treschicnails.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tres' Chic Nails&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://charlottes-nails.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Charlottes-nails&nbsp;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.manicmanis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Manic Manis </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lilmoon24ny.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Life, Time and Lacquers of Lilmoon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://makeupandnailsnotwar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Makeup and Nails, Not War</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nottoopolished.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Not Too Polished</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mimimanicures.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Mimi Manicures</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://seriouslyswatched.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Seriously Swatched</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://8spookynights.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">8 Spooky Nights </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jilltasticnaildesign.com/" target="_blank">Jilltastic Nail Designs </a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-80486049069400751652012-10-21T12:39:00.005+01:002012-10-21T12:39:59.214+01:00Best of British Roundup - 21/10/2012<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="British Nail Bloggers" height="265" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/251800_4363934142207_1621801442_n.jpg " title="British Nail Bloggers" width="640" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's time again for another Best of British Roundup post. I hope you enjoy reading what these lovely ladies have come up with :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Emma</b> has started a Quest for the Holy Grail in honour of the retirement of the a-england shade she has rarely used and is now trying to use it <a href="http://emslittlecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/quest-for-holy-grail-pt1-squiggles-in.html" target="_blank"> in a personal Holy Grail challenge</a> at <i>Emma's Little Corner </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mimi</b> does freestyle Halloween nails <a href="http://mimimanicures.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/freehand-halloween-challenge.html" targt="_blank">funky halloween nails </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lyndsay</b> at <i>Pie's Eyes</i> has taken a delivery of some new <a href="http://pieseyes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/new-hb-nail-plates-from-bf-beauty.html"> Christmas themed HB image plates </a> for stamping with and has been trying them out to see how they perform </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In need of distracting this week <b>Enigmatic Rambles'</b> spent waay to much time <a href="http://enigmatic-rambles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/sat-art-day-challenge-frogs.html" target="_blank"> painting frog eyes on her</a> nails for a Sat-ART-Day nail challenge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Claire </b>at <i>nuthin' but a nail thing</i> has been doing some checkerboard themed manicures.<a href="http://nuthinbutanailthing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/checkerboard-nails.html" target="_blank"> Pink, White and Black</a> and a more spangly <a href="http://nuthinbutanailthing.blogspot.com/2012/10/blue-checkerboard-and-sparkles.html" target="_blank"> Blue, Black and White</a> checkerboard mani, which do you prefer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sam </b>at <i>Polished Art </i>has made her second and final attempt at <a href="http://polishedart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/31-day-challenge-day-20-water-marble.html" target="_blank"> water marbling </a> for the 31 Day Challenge. Never again! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More Halloween spookiness over at <i>Never Mind Suzi</i>, <b>Steph</b> is playing with <a href="http://nevermindsuzi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/day-5-zombies.html" target="_blank"> ZOMBIES </a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jo </b>at <i>Northern Nails</i> has been entering a few competitions this week, <a href="http://northernnailsuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> from skulls to coming up with Taglines!, </a> She has also joined in with Pink October, with a lovely pink bead mani ! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Polished Criminails</b> has been busy showing us the OPI - Skyfall Collection this week in her <a href="http://www.polishedcriminails.com/search/label/Skyfall%20Collection" target="_blank"> Skyfall Swatch Series </a> with an added insight to each of the corresponding James Bond films </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Vic's </b>been carrying on with the Halloween theme but has also managed to fit in some non-Halloween related nail art. Her <a href="http://glowstars.net/lacquer-obsession/2012/10/frogs" target="_blank">Frogs</a> mani fits somewhere in between. Check out the cute pic of her two year old who insisted on getting frogs on his nails too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jazz</b> has been continuing with her love/hate affair with frankens and has also been divulging in a little bit of halloween nail art! <a href="http://glitterinfatuation.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Frankens! </a> Glitter is appropriate no matter what the occasion! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ruth finally posted up her first <a href="http://thenailnoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/bourjois-10-days-nail-enamel-no23-and.html" target="_blank"> fishtail attempt</a> this week! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Carlyn</b> has fallen in love with OPI Diva of Geneva<a href="http://abeautyandpolishista.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/opi-diva-of-geneva.html" target="_blank"> A gorgeous shimmering red </a> then added a rose stamping design</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Charlotte</b> at <i>Charlottes-nails</i> has swatched a polish from <a href="http://charlottes-nails.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/born-pretty-store-product-review.html" target="_blank"> Born Pretty Store </a> for a review post this week. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wendy</b> from <i>Wendy's Delights</i> has been going round in circles with her new <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/style-pen-magnetic-polish.html" target="_blank">Circular Magnetic &amp; Magnetic Polish</a> and while your over at Wendy's Delights check out her <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/llama-nails-z-challenge-f-is-for-foil.html" target="_blank"> Nail Foil</a> for the Llama A-Z Challenge </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kerrie </b>from <i>PishPosh and Polish</i> has been on holiday this week. She decided to try out some Sally Hansen Nail Effect Wraps to create <a href="http://pishposhandpolish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/holiday-nails-sally-hansen-salon-effects.html" target="_blank"> Denim Nails </a> and loves the result! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mimi</b> tries her hand at freestyle nails <a href="http://mimimanicures.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/freehand-halloween-challenge.html" target="_blank"> Halloween </a> and thinks they are really cool! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Danielle </b>gives her first tutorial on <a href="http://naillovin.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/black-velvet-manicure.html" target="_blank"> Black velvet manicure </a> at <i>Totally Nailed </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week, <b>The Crumpet</b> has done a series of posts for <a href="http://www.the-crumpet.com/2012/10/depression-awareness-blackness.html" target="_blank"> Depression Awareness. </a> Feel free to join in and share your story, or do a green mani in support </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kerry</b> at <i>JustTalkNails</i> has gone all out for Halloween with <a href="http://justtalknails.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/halloween-with-daring-digits.html" target="_blank"> Daring Digits Trick or Treat </a> a perfect Halloween glitter. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a <a href="http://volatilevarnish.blogspot.com/2012/10/glitzy-green-models-own-jade.html" target="_blank"> pastel green manicure with a glitzy difference</a> for <b>Abi's</b> first post back at <i>Volatile Varnish.</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week <b>Sally</b> of <a href="http://nailpron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/green-nails-with-meaning.html" target="_blank"><i>NailPron</i> </a>bared her soul with a green manicure and came out as an anxiety survivor, oh and she broke the news about the new Speciallita Hits Glitter World polishes </div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-15681719143281962242012-10-20T12:13:00.001+01:002012-10-20T12:25:30.190+01:00Fall Into Autumn Challenge - Football<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have another post from the Fall Into Autumn Challenge, I'm slowly but surely catching up with the other ladies who are taking part. I'm also looking forward to some of the other upcoming posts I have planned for you all. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I really struggled with this theme as most of the ladies taking part are American so their interpretation is a lot different to ours. I really didn;t feel like attempting any fancy nail art to create a football teams badge or anything so I took the colours and patterns and came up with something I like...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HKvXVzQuWW4/UIKEoVmb53I/AAAAAAAABXc/Yyx3dVxheWY/s1600/P1050626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HKvXVzQuWW4/UIKEoVmb53I/AAAAAAAABXc/Yyx3dVxheWY/s640/P1050626.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;For these nails I used three coats of Sweet color #232 on all my nails except the accent nail, which was 3 coats of W7 Salt N Pepper. I then added two coats of Lynnderella Connect The Dots over all the green nails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UGXY2hhT7Q0/UIKGabCKKLI/AAAAAAAABXk/_J-fsb93Wuk/s1600/P1050627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UGXY2hhT7Q0/UIKGabCKKLI/AAAAAAAABXk/_J-fsb93Wuk/s640/P1050627.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;My idea behind these nails was to take the green of the football pitch and the black and white colours of a football and combine them together. I think these ideas worked quite well together and I really enjoy the overall look they created on my nails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9tVRbtobsyM/UIKGv_EgN7I/AAAAAAAABXs/XSuZs3Mxaek/s1600/P1050628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9tVRbtobsyM/UIKGv_EgN7I/AAAAAAAABXs/XSuZs3Mxaek/s640/P1050628.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Overall, this challenge was quite difficult but once I had came up with an idea I was very pleased with the end result :) I would have loved to have freehanded some footballs onto my nails but I know it would have turned out looking awful :P I can't wait for you all to see what I have in store for you in the coming days and weeks :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gfoXkpVekUY/T_1c2Z_XyrI/AAAAAAAAA6k/xan1K4Rvs9Q/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gfoXkpVekUY/T_1c2Z_XyrI/AAAAAAAAA6k/xan1K4Rvs9Q/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=194894&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><br /><br /><!-- end InLinkz script -->Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-2689347637507154872012-10-18T17:18:00.001+01:002012-10-18T17:19:46.521+01:00Born Pretty Store Product Review<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for not posting much recently, uni has been absolutly crazy but I've caught up on posts this week so you'll be seeing a lot more from me!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Recently, I was contacted by Born Pretty Store to review some products for them, I chose a beautiful nail polish available from this link: <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/sweet-color-lolita-series-friendly-candy-nail-polish-varnish-p-3988.html" target="_blank">http://www.bornprettystore.com/sweet-color-lolita-series-friendly-candy-nail-polish-varnish-p-3988.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;So without further ado, onto the pictures!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zKLMpAykc2k/UIAqI0DbUwI/AAAAAAAABWU/sDHSy6cxEGY/s1600/P1050619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zKLMpAykc2k/UIAqI0DbUwI/AAAAAAAABWU/sDHSy6cxEGY/s640/P1050619.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;This is three coats of Sweet Color #232, the colour in the above picture is pretty colour accurate. The interesting thing about this polish is that it's a jelly, I think you can kind of see this on a few of my nails as there is a faint nail line. However, three coats covers very well and you cannot see any visible nail line in real life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--hV-Kvljf3c/UIAqoLJQenI/AAAAAAAABWc/L1n_zD_oSFs/s1600/P1050623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--hV-Kvljf3c/UIAqoLJQenI/AAAAAAAABWc/L1n_zD_oSFs/s640/P1050623.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The polish I received from Born Pretty Store was very saturated in colour. The consistency was really good to work with, not too think or too thin or runny. I applied three coats with a drying time of around 5 minutes between each coat. These photos show the colour with no topcoat so you can see just how shiny the polish is on it's own. I'm really very pleased with this polish and would definitely try others from the same brand. This polish also didn;t stain my nails or cuticles so I was very pleased with that as greens tend to stain a lot on me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Overall, I would reccomend this product to anyone, they're aren;t any negative points with this polish apart from the fact that it doesn';t have a shade name, just a number :( But It is a beautiful collour and really nice to apply. If you would like to buy anything from the Born Pretty Store then you can receieve a 10% discount on your order quoting the code: CLL91 at the checkout.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nB7nV3FMyRQ/UIArklc1-UI/AAAAAAAABWk/PSQi0dJMlNI/s1600/CLL91.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nB7nV3FMyRQ/UIArklc1-UI/AAAAAAAABWk/PSQi0dJMlNI/s320/CLL91.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-91583225711493377052012-10-14T15:57:00.000+01:002012-10-14T15:57:11.182+01:00Best of British Roundup - 14/10/2012<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="British Nail Bloggers" height="265" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/251800_4363934142207_1621801442_n.jpg " title="British Nail Bloggers" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's time for another Best of British Roundup post! I hope you enjoying reading what these wonderful ladies have all been up to :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Northern Nails</i> is back on track this week with Pink Wednesdays Posts and More Adventures in stamping Posts and even a few surprises . <b>Jo</b> has also changed the look of <a href="http://northernnailsuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Northern Nails</a>Hope you like it !</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jazz</b> is trying her hand at franken for the first time! <a href="http://glitterinfatuation.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> <i>Glitter Infatuation </i></a> Enjoy! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>PrettyKittyClaws</b> has a extra special mani to show you this week, it's her <a href="http://www.prettykittyclaws.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/my-wedding-mani.html" target="_blank"> Wedding Mani </a> featuring Sally Hansen, Girly Bits and Lynnderella </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wendy</b> from <i>Wendy's Delights</i> has been stamping for another week's challenge set by Adventures In Stamping this week's theme being <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/adventures-in-stamping-metallic-madness.html" target="_blank">Metallic Madness</a> and while your over at Wendy's Delights check out her <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/200-follower-giveaway-yay.html" target="_blank"> 200 Follower Giveaway</a> and you could win some fab Nails Inc Polishes! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Very few posts from <b>Emma</b> as she has been away and also got the lurgy... but she did post this <a href="http://emslittlecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/china-glaze-goin-my-way.html"> Autumnal mani </a> with a little bit of rare stamping.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whats this? Whats this? <b>PishPosh and Polish</b> has <a href="http://pishposhandpolish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/the-digit-al-dozen-does-halloween-we.html" target="_blank"> Nightmare Before Christmas Nails </a> on the blog this week&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inbetween dyeing her hair, fingers, walls and face there was time for another awareness manicure <a href="http://enigmatic-rambles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/nail-art-world-hospice-and-palliative.html" target="_blank">on <b>Enigmatic Rambles,</b></a> this time for Hospice and Palliative Care Day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lyndsay</b> from <i>Pie's Eyes</i> has had a No7 filled week this week <a href="http://pieseyes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/no7-stay-perfect-top-coat-comparison.html"> comparing their top coats </a> and trying out <a href="http://pieseyes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/no7-star-shower.html"> Star Shower </a> one of their newly released polishes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's nearly Halloween and <b>Steph</b> has been flirting with the <a href="http://nevermindsuzi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/day-3-ghosts.html" target="_blank"> "Ghost with the Most"</a> and swatching the new <a href="http://nevermindsuzi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/swatches-365-days-of-color-hocus-pocus.html" target="_blank"> Hocus Pocus </a> collection from 365 Days of Color. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Claire</b> at <i>nuthin' but a nail thing </i>has been trying out <a href="http://nuthinbutanailthing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/review-born-pretty-store-gold-beads.html"> gold beads </a> and <a href="http://nuthinbutanailthing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/gold-beads-and-red-sparkles.html">adding a bit of sparkle </a> this week. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dimpal</b> at <i>Crazy Polishes</i> showing Born Pretty store stamping polishes<a href="http://crazypolishes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/review-stamping-polishes-from-born.html"> stamping polishes </a> and <a href="http://crazypolishes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/review-stamping-polishes-from-born.html">over light and dark base </a> this week. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ruth</b> finally got her hands on some Barry M Gelly polishes and tasted the <a href="http://thenailnoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/barry-m-gelly-hi-shine-pomegranate-nail.html" target="_blank"> pomegranate</a> and the <a href="http://thenailnoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/barry-m-gelly-hi-shine-watermelon-nail.html" target="_blank"> watermelon</a> this week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sally</b> of<a href="http://nailpron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/blog-post_13.html" target="_blank"> <i>Nail Pron </i></a> has attended another funeral, received a right slating from her step daugher but cheered her week up by finding a dupe for Gosh Holographic which is cheaper, and easier to apply!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jazz</b> is trying her hand at franken for the first time! <a href="http://glitterinfatuation.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> <i>Glitter Infatuation </i></a><i> </i>Enjoy! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kerry </b>at <i>JustTalkNails </i>shares the new <a href="http://justtalknails.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/nails-inc-sprinkles-gradient.html" target="_blank"> Nail Inc Fine Sprinkles</a> this week starting with a nail gradient. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Crumpet</b> and the Digit-al Dozen have been arting it up for <a href="http://www.the-crumpet.com/2012/10/the-digit-al-dozen-does-halloween.html" target="_blank"> Halloween </a> this week - spiders, witches and zombie blood - oh my! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Carlyn</b> has a nail polish to go with her tan <a href="http://abeautyandpolishista.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/pink-plumeria-stamping.html" target="_blank"> China Glaze Pink Plumeria </a> and stamping using her new konad plate </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Vic</b> is well and truly into the Halloween spirit (swamp vodka jelly if you're wondering) - her <a href="http://glowstars.net/lacquer-obsession/2012/10/the-digit-al-dozen-does-halloween-ghosts" target="_blank">Ghosts</a> are simple enough that anyone can give them a try. In fact, she dares you to give them a go!</div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-20624354478650916632012-10-07T09:42:00.002+01:002012-10-07T09:42:41.796+01:00Best of British Roundup - 07/10/2012<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="British Nail Bloggers" height="265" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/251800_4363934142207_1621801442_n.jpg " title="British Nail Bloggers" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's Sunday again so that can only mean one thing... that's right, a weekly roundup! I hope you enjoy seeing what all these lovely ladies have been up to once again :)</div><br /><b>Wendy</b> from <i>Wendy's Delights</i> is having a dotting time with her first ever <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/llama-nails-z-challenge-d-is-for-dots.html" target="_blank">Dotty Mani</a> for the Llama Nails A-Z challenge.<br /><br /><b>Wendy</b> has also participated in the Facebook Group Adventures in Stamping and this weeks theme is <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/nails-inc-holbien-place-konad-m73.html" target="_blank">French Nail Tips.</a> <br /><br /><br /><b>Lyndsay </b>from <i>Pie's Eyes</i> <a href="http://pieseyes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/swatchicles.html" target="_blank"> shows off her Swatchicles </a> and explains how they make keeping tabs on her ever growing collection a little easier, she's also done a <a href="http://pieseyes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/kiko-389-barry-m-gelly-hi-shine.html" target="_blank"> lovely leafy stamp </a> manicure. <br /><br /><b>Claire</b> from <i>nuthin' but a nail thing</i> completed the <a href="http://nuthinbutanailthing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/30-day-challenge-round-up.html" target="_blank">30 Day Challenge! </a> Which one was your favourite? <br /><br /><b>Emma</b> has lauched her first giveaway and played with dotting tools again this week, this time creating <a href="http://emslittlecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/richard-of-york.html" target="_blank"> rainbow manicure </a> using them over at <i>Emma's Little Corner</i><br /><br /><b>Charlotte</b> from <i>Charlottes-nails</i> has been swatching some of the new <a href="http://charlottes-nails.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/models-own-wonderland-collection.html" target="_blank"> Models Own Wonderland polishes</a> for you all to enjoy! <br /><br />After taking the weekend off after completing the 30 Day Challenge, <b>Polished Criminails</b> is back with 3 more <a href="http://www.polishedcriminails.com/2012/10/swatch-barrym-gelly-nail-paints-part-2.html" target="_blank"> BarryM Gelly Nail Paints </a> which are bang on trend for the Autumn months! <br /> <br />When life hands you lemons, paint your nails with Avon's <a href="http://thenailnoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/avon-lemon-sugar-nail-polish-and-some.html" target="_blank"> Lemon Sugar</a>! Or at least that's what <b>Ruth</b> did this week. Including a slightly annoying design! <br /> <br /><b>Vic</b> has started her gel polish course but she's determined not to give up regular polish - after all, she does have over 400 bottles of the stuff. The inspiration for her <a href="http://glowstars.net/lacquer-obsession/2012/10/sparkle-zebracorn" target="_blank">Sparkle Zebracorn</a> mani was taken from a gel polish tutorial but it works just as well with the lacquers we all know and love.<br /><br />Spreading depression awareness through nail art, while checking off another ABC Llama nail challenge <a href="http://enigmatic-rambles.blogspot.com/2012/10/abc-challenge-d-is-for-depression.html" target="_blank"> is <b>Enigmatic Rambles</b></a> this week.<br /> <br /><b>Sally</b> of <a href="http://nailpron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/a-day-of-two-peaksno-not-those-peaks.html" target="_blank"> <i>Nail Pron</i> </a> is having a month of pink for Breast Cancer Awareness while having a very emotional week <br /><br /><b>Northern Nails</b> had a little Hiatus this week, after all the posts in the 30 Day Challenge,then Her nails broke! So she decided to give <a href="http://northernnailsuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"> <i><b>Northern Nails </b></i></a>a make over, Hope you all like the New Look! <br /><br /><b>Carlyn</b> uses China Glaze's Foie Gras and Konad plate M64 to create a stunning <a href="http://abeautyandpolishista.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/china-glaze-stamping_1.html" target="_blank"> Floral</a> manicure, before she gets her nails shellac'ed for her holidays.<br /><br /><b>Sarah Louise</b> is taking part in a Halloween challenge created by Crumpets Nail Tarts. For the second challenge she creates a <a href="http://www.spellbindingnails.com/2012/10/the-halloween-challenge-black-cats.html" target="_blank"> Black Cats </a> themed manicure - Enjoy! x <br /><br /><b>Abi</b> invites you to take a look at her <a href="http://volatilevarnish.blogspot.co.uk/p/31-day-challenge.html" target="_blank"> round up page</a> for the 31 Day Challenge that she completed this week!<br /><br />Lots of new items Spotted! instore this week over at <a href="http://paintednailsandbakingscales.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/new-things-i-have-spotted-34-barry-m-painted-lady-collection2000/" target="_blank"> <i>Painted Nails and Baking Scales</i></a> as <b>Lou</b> keeps her eyes peeled for all things polish! <br /><br />Ever wondered what Indie polishes are and where to buy them ? Well this week<b> <a href="http://www.the-crumpet.com/2012/10/ask-crumpet-what-are-indies-and-where.html" target="_blank"> The Crumpet</a></b> tells you everything you need to know! <br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-85504164084230484382012-10-06T17:04:00.000+01:002012-10-07T15:58:07.378+01:00Hello Kitty Got Dat Thang & Barry M Diamond Glitter<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have a post with two newly released polishes for you! I have one of the new Hello Kitty polishes, named Got That Thang. These polishes are available from Superdrug stores and online for £4.99, the bottles are also in the shape of Hello kitty so they're super cute! The other polish I have to show you today is a new Barry M called Diamond Glitter, it's so sparkly and beautiul! Barry M are available from Boots and Superdrug and also online for £2.99 each.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a bottle shot for you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ci3ettqWLd4/UHBUnisg6cI/AAAAAAAABVI/iyD45U9POt4/s1600/P1050591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ci3ettqWLd4/UHBUnisg6cI/AAAAAAAABVI/iyD45U9POt4/s640/P1050591.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Hello kitty bottle is just so cute! Plus I love pink so it was the first one I had to pick up, however, I think that £4.99 is quite expensive for a drug store brand polish that's mainly aimed at little kids. The Barry M is beautiful as you can see from the bottle shot, it's super sparkly and well worth it's price tag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWBzBJ_9qtg/UHBVKQlT-sI/AAAAAAAABVU/xercGRuYSa4/s1600/P1050593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWBzBJ_9qtg/UHBVKQlT-sI/AAAAAAAABVU/xercGRuYSa4/s640/P1050593.JPG" width="640" /> </a>I used two coats of Hello Kitty Got Dat Thang for the base on all of my nails, I could have gotten away with one coat if I was careful but my tips had a few bald patches that another coat neatened up nicely.&nbsp; I then added one coat of Barry M Diamond Glitter over the top, I think this glitter is just beautiful. It applied lovely and I had no problem with getting the glitter to distribute evenly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DRG4GmzY7I8/UHBV8iup0_I/AAAAAAAABVc/jJNEGDl2XcU/s1600/P1050594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DRG4GmzY7I8/UHBV8iup0_I/AAAAAAAABVc/jJNEGDl2XcU/s640/P1050594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only problem I had with the Hello Kitty polishes was that the brsh had some splayed out bristles, they were easy eough to just cut off but I feel that for £4.99 the brush should have been better quality. Overall, I really enjoyed using these two polishes and I think that they're both beautiful polishes :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you think to my new nail shape? and the two new polishes? let me know in the comments :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-17778187741033168952012-10-05T19:37:00.000+01:002012-10-05T19:37:05.225+01:00Models Own Wonderland Collection Swatches<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I managed to get hold of two of the new models own wonderland polishes! So I rushed home as soon as I could to swatch them for you all! These polishes are currently available in boots stores for £5 each, however they are currently running a 3 for 2 promotion on cosmetics. Run to your nearest boots store and pick these gorgeous polishes up!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8_PML9A_g8s/UG8kY4oZ24I/AAAAAAAABTk/cb6TiQxaAXA/s1600/n+lights+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8_PML9A_g8s/UG8kY4oZ24I/AAAAAAAABTk/cb6TiQxaAXA/s400/n+lights+1.jpg" width="312" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First up is Models Own Northern Lights. Models Own describe this polish as "<span class="userContent">a fine holographic multi-tonal glitter in a pink finish." I think this description is spot on. One coat of this polish leaves you with a sparse glitter top coat, while using three coats will give you a completely opaque look. The polish is not thick or thin, it is the perfect consistancy and is easy to work with, it applies beautifully to the nail and sparkles in the light, here's some more pictures of this gorgeous polish...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-er7V_0HBIzc/UG8li7q1plI/AAAAAAAABT4/VTvWG_E8qXQ/s1600/n+lights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-er7V_0HBIzc/UG8li7q1plI/AAAAAAAABT4/VTvWG_E8qXQ/s400/n+lights.jpg" width="326" />&nbsp;</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">&nbsp;This is one coat of Northern Lights over OPI Pink Friday, Revlon Lunar, Barry M White &amp; OPI Rumples Wiggin'. As you can see this polish is also gorgeous to layer and adds a lovely sparkle to all of the base colours, I especially like it over black :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">Moving on to Models Own Southern Lights. Models Own describe this polish as "</span><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">an opaque holographic multi-tonal glitter in a lilac finish". I agree with this description again, I think it's pretty spot on. This polish is purple based with glitter and holo glitter. Here it is on it's own with three coats...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYOdpVuBPso/UG8nJ7IPQWI/AAAAAAAABUQ/uBws0-_ZRN8/s1600/s+lights+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rYOdpVuBPso/UG8nJ7IPQWI/AAAAAAAABUQ/uBws0-_ZRN8/s400/s+lights+1.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here it is layered over different base colours, with one coat of Southern Lights on each nail...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-COtGq9nSTy8/UG8m-jL_zJI/AAAAAAAABUI/xMMmzY7rr6c/s1600/s+lights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-COtGq9nSTy8/UG8m-jL_zJI/AAAAAAAABUI/xMMmzY7rr6c/s400/s+lights.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">I apologies for the quick post, I was just so excited to show these polishes to you guys! They're so beautiful and I highly recommend that you go and buy them as soon as you can :)&nbsp; </span>I should have some more swatches of these polishes up tomorrow in daylight for you all to enjoy :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">Please let me know what you think of these polishes in the comments :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">Thanks for reading :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2jQnFtsPr4/UAk3fgCxrhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/BSbhGkGHSo0/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="userContent">&nbsp;</span> </div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-90938823520951824212012-10-03T09:00:00.000+01:002012-10-03T18:47:28.150+01:00Fall Into Autumn Challenge - Cloudy Days<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have another post from the Fall Into Autumn Challenge for you all, there's only one more after this one then I'm all caught up! :) So the theme for this post was cloudy days. Now we all know how much I love doing cloud mani's, so I thought I'd try out a different colour scheme for this one... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RcHEsupEhX4/UGtOtcoVx-I/AAAAAAAABRk/wJf0B71GY7k/s1600/P1050582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RcHEsupEhX4/UGtOtcoVx-I/AAAAAAAABRk/wJf0B71GY7k/s640/P1050582.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn in the UK usually makes me think of dark mornings and dark evenings, where the sky is a deep inky blue, the clouds are dark grey and the weather is cold. I wanted to portray this in my nail art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSZQkAWtVSk/UGtQsKZYkqI/AAAAAAAABRs/OP5klCGNzkA/s1600/P1050583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VSZQkAWtVSk/UGtQsKZYkqI/AAAAAAAABRs/OP5klCGNzkA/s640/P1050583.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I used two coats of OPI Ink Suede for the base on all nails, I felt that this polish recreated the colour of an Autumn sky perfectly for me. I then added two coats of Barielle Platinum Ring to create the first cloud shapes. I then added two coats of OPI Russian Navy Matte to the top to create the final cloud shapes. I then added one coat of Barielle Starry Sky on my ring finger to create the look of stars.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QFuOmeGUgVU/UGtT7LOFG_I/AAAAAAAABSk/wWQqPbHbAAI/s1600/P1050588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QFuOmeGUgVU/UGtT7LOFG_I/AAAAAAAABSk/wWQqPbHbAAI/s640/P1050588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really enjoyed doing these nails, it took me a while to settle on a colour combination as I had such a specific idea in my head :P But I think it turned out really pretty, this would also work well as a winter based mani as the glitter on the accent nail kind of looks like snow :P It's just so beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2A5qAAHxBuA/T_xo42l7RjI/AAAAAAAAA6A/WdYgQ_W_loQ/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2A5qAAHxBuA/T_xo42l7RjI/AAAAAAAAA6A/WdYgQ_W_loQ/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=192764&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><br /><br /><!-- end InLinkz script -->Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-43976723695597387192012-10-01T09:00:00.000+01:002012-10-02T22:02:21.628+01:00Fall Into Autumn Challenge - School Spirit<div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm pretty far behind in the Fall Into Autumn Challenge because of university so it's time I caught up, they'll be a few posts over the next few days from me :P</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So the theme for this post was School Spirit. I really struggled with this one as schools in the UK aren't like the ones in America. We don't really have huge turn outs at football games or pride in our schools even. So obviously my only choice was to do something based around my university. My universitys official colours are white and red, our mascot is a kind of tiger/dragon thing that I didn't really want to attempt on my nails. So here's what I came up with...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gf0OJlLw_VM/UGibJrN3FMI/AAAAAAAABQY/eIx5BzZhu6s/s1600/DSCF0846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gf0OJlLw_VM/UGibJrN3FMI/AAAAAAAABQY/eIx5BzZhu6s/s640/DSCF0846.JPG" width="466" /></a></div>I decided to do white and red nails to honour my schools colours and I added some blue in there too, as one of the buildings I have lectures in is a beautiful shade of blue that I love.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Z-Xd2otXfE/UGibm1i60TI/AAAAAAAABQk/YC9uUwcIAnA/s1600/DSCF0847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Z-Xd2otXfE/UGibm1i60TI/AAAAAAAABQk/YC9uUwcIAnA/s640/DSCF0847.JPG" width="546" /></a></div>For these nails I used two coats of Barry M White for the base on all of my nails. I then added one thick coat of Barry M Jewel Britannia, which has become my new favorite glitter polish :P I then topped this off with two thin coats of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu! to create a nice subtle finish :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MHHtNeKjeTQ/UGicOjGHvKI/AAAAAAAABQs/HNGU4Wn_wtM/s1600/DSCF0849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="632" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MHHtNeKjeTQ/UGicOjGHvKI/AAAAAAAABQs/HNGU4Wn_wtM/s640/DSCF0849.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I know these aren't the most original nails for the theme but I was really struggling! :p Plus I think that this is still a cute way to wear glitter without it being too in your face. I'm really looking forward to wearing more autumn colours in the coming months as you'll see in a few of the challenge posts I have lined up for you all :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7qNuH8mW0Us/UBAOp1amA4I/AAAAAAAAA8k/rnnNY-jZp3A/s1600/sig.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=191176 &' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><br /><br /><!-- end InLinkz script --><br />Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014651343677821618.post-40919414922320683172012-09-30T13:21:00.001+01:002012-09-30T13:21:49.577+01:00Best of British Roundup - 30/09/2012<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="British Nail Bloggers" height="265" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/251800_4363934142207_1621801442_n.jpg " title="British Nail Bloggers" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">It;s that time of the week again, time for the Best of British Roundup! I hope you all enjoy seeing the creative nails these ladies have come up with, I know I do :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Emma</b> has had a week of using Barry M Gelly polishes and created her most favourite mani ever <a href="http://emslittlecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/spots-and-stripes.html" target="_blank"> multi coloured spots and stripes</a> over at <i>Emma's Little Corner.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nada's </b><a href="http://penguinsleftgreenpolish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/penguin-obsession.html" target="_blank"> penguin obsession </a> is getting out of hand! the little minions are on her nails this week!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week on <i>Pie's Eyes</i> <b>Lyndsay</b> has used her new Cheeky stamping plates to create a <a href="http://pieseyes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/more-double-stamping.html" target="_blank"> Double Stamped Manicure </a> plus there's a handy hint for stamping clean up too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Claire</b> at <i>nuthin' but a nail thing</i> is continuing with the 30 Day Challenge (the end is in sight!) and did a<a href="http://nuthinbutanailthing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/day-24-inspired-by-book-30-day-challenge.html" target="_blank"> Panda Bear Manicure </a> inspired by the book Eats, Shoots &amp; Leaves.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been HoloWeek at the <i>Nail Newbie</i>, featuring lots of holo goodness such as a GOSH Holographic Hero wear test, a some tribal nail art and this<a href="http://nail-newbie.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/holoweek-holo-clouds-awesome.html" target="_blank"> holo cloudicure</a> with a-England Tristam. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week has been <b>Carlyn's </b>very first week of blogging featuring some of her favourite stamping designs <a href="http://abeautyandpolishista.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/flower-stamping-on-accessorize-polish.html" target="_blank"> Pretty Stamping on Sapphire </a> Such a stand out design. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well today is the last day of the <a href="http://therockchicksrambles.blogspot.co.uk/l" target="_blank"> 30 Day Challenge!</a> at <i>Northern Nails</i> but on the Bright side it is <b>Jo's</b> birthday tommorrow !.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wendy</b> from <i>Wendy's Delights</i> is having a cracking time with her <a href="http://wendysdelights.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/llama-nails-z-challenge-c-is-for-croc.html" target="_blank">Croc Effect nails</a> by Barry M</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As a collector of vodka bottles, <a href="http://enigmatic-rambles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/nails-smirnoff-vodka.html" target="_blank"> a Smirnoff Vodka Manicure </a> was in order on <b>Enigmatic Rambles</b> blog this week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>PishPosh and Polish's</i> <b>Kerrie</b> is wearing <a href="http://pishposhandpolish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/falling-forward-challenge.html" target="_blank"> shock horror! PINK this week!</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sally </b>of<i> <a href="http://nailpron.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/new-beginnings.html" target="_blank"> Nail Pron </a></i> has brightened up a sad week with the brightest green daisy doticure you have ever seen in your life. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>PrettyKittyClaws</b> is joined by a hare and a dog this week with the gorgeous <a href="http://www.prettykittyclaws.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/hare-dog-day-dream.html" target="_blank"> Hare Dog Day Dream </a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dimpal </b>of <i><a href="http://crazypolishes.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crazy Polishes </a> </i>has almost come to the end of the 30 days challenge and wearing this Inspired by Supernatural Mani<a href="http://crazypolishes.blogspot.in/2012/09/challenge-day-29-inspired-by.html" target="_blank"> Inspired by Supernatural</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ruth</b> has a new favourite polish that is <a href="http://thenailnoodle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/bourjois-1-seconde-rainbow-apparition.html" target="_blank"> purple and splarkly</a>, yay! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sarah Louise</b>, creates a<a href="http://www.spellbindingnails.com/2012/09/apipila-03-who-you-gonna-call.html" target="_blank"> Ghostbuster Manicure </a> Using Models Own and W7 Polishes </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Charlotte</b> has decided her stash needs some cleansing, so she's set up a <a href="http://charlottes-nails.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/blog-sale.html" target="_blank"> blog sale</a> with some great British brands </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kerry</b> takes an adventure with <a href="http://justtalknails.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/all-of-time-space-where-do-you-want-to.html" target="_blank">GALAXY </a> inspired nails. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Vic</b> continues 30 days of untrieds with <a href="http://glowstars.net/lacquer-obsession/2012/09/30-days-of-untrieds-inspired-by-artwork" target="_blank">A Scream manicure </a> inspired by art work </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lou</b> has another<a href="http://paintednailsandbakingscales.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/kbshimmer-showgirl/" target="_blank"> KBShimmer polish</a> to share with you all </div>Charlotte-LouiseXO7http://www.blogger.com/profile/11533850131131391482noreply@blogger.com0